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Sep. 13, 2013

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Research finds merits of early mammograms

New breast cancer research reveals a significant death rate among women under 50 who forgo regular mammograms and casts doubt on recent screening guidelines from a U.S. panel of experts.

The findings of the study, published online Sept. 9 in the journal Cancer, support the merit of regular mammograms, especially for younger women, said study researcher Dr. Blake Cady, professor emeritus of surgery at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. ...

"I would propose that women start screening at age 40," Cady said. ...